Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior Among Serious Adolescent Offenders

Presents some key findings on the link between adolescent substance use and serious offending. Serious/chronic offenders are much more likely than other juvenile offenders to be substance users and have related disorders.

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/232790.pdf

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